Thesaurus: marsupium
The pouch, formed by a fold of the skin of the abdomen, in which marsupials carry their young; also, a pouch for similar use in other animals, as certain Crustacea.
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Definitions
- n. The pouch, formed by a fold of the skin of the abdomen, in which marsupials carry their young; also, a pouch for similar use in other animals, as certain Crustacea.
- n. The pecten in the eye of birds and reptiles. See Pecten.
- n. an external abdominal pouch in most marsupials where newborn offspring are suckled
- (a) The pouch, formed by a fold of the skin of the abdomen, in which marsupials carry their young; also, a pouch for similar use in other animals, as certain Crustacea. (b) The pecten in the eye of birds and reptiles. See Pecten.
- n. an external abdominal pouch in most marsupials where newborn offspring are suckled